What color is #030D1B?

#030D1B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030D1B?

The RGB value is 3, 13, 27: 3 red, 13 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030D1B?

The complementary color is #1B1103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030D1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030D1B color

#030D1B rgb(3, 13, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #030D1B is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 5.1% green and 10.6% blue (3, 13, 27).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 80% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.49:1).

#030D1B color codes

HEX	`#030D1B`
RGB	`rgb(3, 13, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 5.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 80%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 89%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 52%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.49, 0.49, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.49, 9.53, 272.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.379, 0.386, 1.091)`
Decimal	`199963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030D1B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #030D1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030D1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #030D1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030d1b; }
.text { color: #030d1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030d1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 13 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030d1b, #05031b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030D1B?: #030D1B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030D1B?: The RGB value is 3, 13, 27: 3 red, 13 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030D1B?: The complementary color is #1B1103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030D1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.